| The convenience of combination marine GPS | | | | information about the fishing conditions, including |
| fishfinders includes the ability to quickly find those | | | | temperature readings and better structure or fish |
| favorite holes which have been proven fishing | | | | graphics. Of course, price can be a major factor, |
| spots in the past. Because you can lock in your | | | | with fishfinder GPS units ranging from a few |
| coordinates, they can help you easily find your | | | | hundred to a couple thousand for the most |
| way back to proven fish producing areas, even if | | | | elaborate models. |
| you are on unfamiliar waters. While a fishfinder | | | | There are three main reasons that fishermen will |
| GPS offers multiple advantages, fishermen have | | | | tend to purchase marine GPS fishfinders which |
| been using fish finder units for a number of years, | | | | include the ability to save favorite hot spots, the |
| while GPS units have been used to navigate | | | | ability to refer to navigation or topography maps |
| unfamiliar waterways. Because marine GPS | | | | and they help you easily get back to where you |
| fishfinders serve a dual purpose, most fishing | | | | started from. You can easily mark your location |
| enthusiasts consider the cost advantages of a | | | | when you start fishing to locate a home waypoint |
| single unit, besides the waterproof portability | | | | and once you find a spot that you are catching a |
| offered by many units. | | | | lot of fish on, you can mark it and save it. In fact, |
| GPS technology works on satellite positioning to | | | | you can mark hundreds and thousands of |
| find the location of the GPS unit and your boat, | | | | locations or waypoints, based on the model you |
| while the fish finder operates on sonar technology | | | | select. |
| to find the fish. When purchasing marine GPS | | | | By saving your waypoints, you can get within ten |
| fishfinders, you have a number of major | | | | to fifty feet of your favorite fishing spot and the |
| manufacturers to consider and most of them are | | | | GPS units that come with WAAS will get you the |
| names that are already familiar to those that fish | | | | closest, because they are more accurate. You |
| often. Garmin, Humminbird, Eagle and Lowrance | | | | might want to look for units that are |
| have always been leading manufacturers of fish | | | | GPS-functional for the most convenience, because |
| finding units and they are now the top choices of | | | | they have the GPS software and functions |
| many that are searching for marine GPS | | | | already set up in the unit. You may need to |
| fishfinders. While there aren't too many | | | | purchase an antenna or receiver, if you purchase |
| manufacturers in this field, there are some good | | | | GPS-ready units because they are capable of |
| products to select from. | | | | incorporating GPS functions, but you need to take |
| With the variety of choices in marine GPS | | | | extra steps to activate it. Regardless of what |
| fishfinders, you can find vivid color displays, 3D | | | | features you find the most valuable, the |
| readouts, GPS enhancements or just select those | | | | improvements in technology have allowed fish |
| with the basic GPS operations. The same is true | | | | finders and GPS units to be available in a |
| of the fish finder or depth finder portion of the | | | | convenient combination unit that offers many |
| unit because you can get a variety of | | | | advantages for avid fishermen, (or women)! |
| enhancements for better viewing, and more | | | | |